Photograph album sheet



Feb. 23, 1960 W. W. HOLES PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM SHEET Filed April 15 1957 Mawr/#MMV W ilniteti tates f PHTOGRAPH ALBUM SHEET Wilbur W. Holes, St. Cloud, Minn., assigner to The Holes- Webway Co., St. Cloud, Minn., a corporation of Min nesota Application April 15, 1957, Serial No. 652,769

2 Claims. (Cl. 463-159) This invention relates to photograph albums and the like. More particularly it relates to the construction of a removable sheet for a photograph album.

It is a general object of my invention to provide a sheet for a photograph album of novel and improved construction.

A more specific object is to provide a novel and improved photograph album sheet of simplified construction and having increased functionality and reduced manufacturing cost.

Another object is to provide a novel and improved photograph album sheet of simple and inexpensive construction which will readily accommodate photographs in a plurality of parallel rows at both the front and back of the sheet and will facilitate turning the same over as a unit.

Another object is to provide a novel and improved photograph album sheet consisting of a plurality of parallel transparent mountings for photographs, each of which can be turned simultaneously With the other as a page.

Another object is to provide a novel and improved photograph album sheet utilizing acetate as a transparent covering and yet constructed so as to obviate the need for using relatively expensive adhesives in its manufacture.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will more fully appear from the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters refer to the same or similar views, and in which:

Fig. l is a front elevational view of one embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View taken along line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional View taken along line 4-4 of Fig. l, with portions thereof broken away.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5 5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view on an enlarged scale showing the portions of Fig. 5 at the right hand side or" that View in greater detail.

One embodiment of my invention as shown in Figs. l, 2 and 4, includes a backing sheet of fairly heavy material indicated generally as 1t) and having upper and lower edges, 11 and 12 respectively, and having inner and outer side edges 13 and 14 respectively. The backing sheet l() is preferably opaque, and is constructed of a material readily adherable to an adhesive. In the form shown, the backing sheet 1G is preferably constructed 0f a fibrous paper material such as a light-weight paper board. The backing sheet 1@ has a pair of parallel s'its 15 and 16, die cul therein. nate short of the side edges 13 and 14 as can be readily seen by reference to Fig. l.

A binding strip 17 which is generally U shaped crosssectionally, extends around the inner side edge 13 and is secured to the marginal portions immediately adjacent @twine These slits and 16 termi- 2,9255??? Patented Feb. 23, 196@ the side edge 13 by ordinary ish glue or animal glue. This binding strip 17 adds strength to the sheet, and at the same time provides a means for attaching the sheet to a photograph album, this means including some metal loop members 13 and 19, which are spaced from each other and have terminal portions 18a and 19a respectively, which extend through the binding strip 17, and are bent toward each other to secure the loop members 1S and 19 to the binding strip. It will be noted that the loop portion of the loop members 1S and 19 is disposed outwardly from the side edge 13 to accommodate a plasH tic strip or other tying device which may be passed through the loop portions of these members.

A second binding strip Ztl which is U shaped crosssectionally, extends around the Outer side edge 14 of the sheet lll. This binding strip 2d is secured by ordinary animal or ish glue to the marginal portions of the sheet 1@ which extend along the side edge 1d. The strip Ztl merely adds additional strength to the sheet to prevent excessive and undue wear caused by handling of the sheet while turning the same as a page in the photograph album.

The slits 15 and 16 divide the sheet 1li into a plurality of transversely extending strips, 10a, Mb, and 10c. Surrounding each of these strips is a transparent sleeve made of a material such as acetate and open at each of its ends. These sleeves, 21, 22, and 23 encircle the strips 10a, 10b, and 10c, respectively, and provide means for retaining photographs against the backing sheet at either side thereof. The open ends of these sleeves 21, 22, and 23 permit the ready insertion and removal o-f such photographs to a position between the sleeve and the backing sheet 1d.

From the above, it can be readily seen that since the strips 16a, 10b, and 10c extend outwardly beyond the open ends of the sleeves 21, 22, and 23, respectively, the binding strip Ztl can be secured to the marginal portions of the sheet 1l) which extend along the side edge 14 by relatively inexpensive animal or ish glue. lf the acetate sheets were to be extended to the ends of the strips so that no portion of the sheet would extend outwardly therebeyond, then a relatively expensive adhesive such as a pressure-sensitive type of adhesive would have to be utilized in order to connect the strips 10a, ltlb, and 10c. By utilizing a portion of the sheet itself to connect the strips lha, 10b, and 10c, theentire sheet acts as appage and the photographs inserted within the sleeves 2l, 22, and 23, may be turned as a unit or page in the photograph album. Since the sleeves are open at each of their respective ends, the photographs may be slid into the sleeves at either end thereof and at either side of the backing sheet 1li.

r)The second form of my invention as shown in Figs. 3, 5 and 6, includes a backing sheet indicated generally as 25, which is comprised of a material similar to that described for the backing sheet 1t?. This backing sheet 25 has upper and lower edges 26 and 27, respectively, and inner and outer side edges 23 and 29 respectively. The sheet 25 has a pair of transversely extending paral lel slits and 31, extending laterally outwardly from the inner side edge 28. It will be noted that the slits 30 and 31 terminate short of the outer Side edge 29 and leave a marginal portion 32. Thus it can be seen that the slits 3d and 31 provide transversely extending strips 25a, 25b, and 25e. Encircling each of these strips is one of a plurality of sleeves 33, 34, and 35, each of which is transparent and preferably formed of a material such as acetate.

The sleeves 33, 34, and 35, are each opened at their respective outer ends adjacent the outer edge 29, while their inner ends are of a scalloped nature as is shown by the broken-away portion of Fig. 3. The inner ends of these sleeves have recesses such as 36 extending inwardly, thereby forming projections 37.

Thus the marginal portion adjacent the inner side edge 28 is partly covered by the acetate sleeves 33, 34, and 35, and partly uncovered lso that the glue of a U shaped binding strip 33 may engage the marginal portion of the sheet 25 between the portions 37 of the sleeves. This binding strip 33 which is U shaped crosssectionally is folded over the inner side edge 2S and the inner end of the sleeve. The relatively inexpensive fish or animal glue which is applied to the interior surface f the binding strip 38 engages the strips 25a, 25b, and 25C at the recess areas 36 of the sleeves 33, 3d, and 35 and engages the sleeves themselves at the inwardly extending projections 37. This relatively inexpensive type of glue is sucient to hold the sleeves 33, 34, and 35 tirmly in position with their outer ends abutting against the material of the sheet 25 at the ends of the slits 3G and 31. v

A second binding strip 38 which is generally U shaped cross-sectionally extends around the outer side edge 29 of the sheet 25 and serves the same function as the binding strip 20 in the embodiment shown in Fig. l as herein before described. The sleeves 21, 22, and 23, and 33, 34, and 35, as shown are continuous in construction. These sleeves obviously need not necessarily be constructed continuously and wherever hereinafter the term sleeve is used, the connotation is intended to include whether the sleeve is made in continuous form as shown or in an interrupted form.

With the embodiment shown in Figs. 3, 5 and 6, the photos are slid in the open ends of the sleeves 33, 34, and 35 adjacent the marginal portion 352 and at either side of the strips 25a, 25h, and 2SC. The sleeves 33, 31-, and 35, retain the photograph against the backing sheet 25 to make them readily observable and to preserve them against becoming soiled, etc. It will be noted that the marginal portion 32 connects the outer end portions of the strips 25a, 25b, and 25C to maintain them in page form so that they all may be turned simultaneously as desired.

Thus it can be seen that I have provided a relatively inexpensive photograph album sheet which is extremely simple in construction and yet provides a feature which is a definite advantage over photograph album sheets heretofore known. There is no need to utilize relatively expensive pressure-sensitive tapes in the construction of my inexpensive photograph album sheet, and therefore the manufacturing costs of such a photograph album sheet as mine is substantially less than those heretofore known. In addition, the photographs retained by the sleeves which encircle the strips 10a, ilb, 19e, 25a, 2511, and 25C, can be turned as a page unit rather than having to be turned individually as is conventional in photograph album sheets of the types heretofore known.

1t will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement and proportions of the various parts without departing from the scope of my invention.

What is claimed is:

l. A photograph album sheet comprising a sheet of backing material having substantially parallel upper and lower edges and inner and outer side edges, said sheet having a plurality of spaced slits formed therethrough and each extending'continuously from a point spaced from and adjacent one of said side edges to a point spaced from and adjacent the other of said side edges, said slits extending substantially parallel to said upper and lower edges and dividing said sheet into a plurality of strips extending transversely of the sheet, each of said strips including an upper and a spaced lower edge, and a transparent transversely extending continuous sleeve encircling each of said strips and having one of its ends open to permit the insertion of photographs therein at either side of said sheet for retention by said sleeve thereagainst, the inner side edge of said sheet being adapted to be secured within an album, said transparent continuous sleeves closely surrounding the associated strips and being spaced slightly therefrom for receiving photographs.

2. The structure as dened in claim 1, wherein each end of said sleeve is open to permit the insertion of photographs therein at either side of said sheet for retention by said sleeve thereagainst.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 582,591 Salsberg May 11, 1897 1,526,533 DEggis Feb., 17, 1925 2,254,893 Hires Sept. 2, 1941 2,296,272 Desherbinin Sept. 22, 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS 16,290 Switzerland Mar. 1, 1898 227,559 Great Britain Jan. 22, 1925 

